Religious Violence

Podcast: How Does the Story of Achan In Joshua 7 Point to the Cross?

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Greg looks at a violent Old Testament story through a Cruciform lens. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0447.mp3

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Podcast: Is There a Moral Difference Between Killing and Murder?

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Greg argues against C.S. Lewis’ claim that not all killing is murder.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0223.mp3

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Defining Love

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If God’s eternal essence is love, as discussed in this post, then we must ask: What does this confession actually mean? We must explore this question carefully because “love” has been defined in many theological…

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The Unfaithfulness of Violence

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Do the Gospels Promote Anti-Semitism?

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Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at various passages from the Gospels that have been used by some to argue that Jesus condones violence. Here is a link to each of…

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When the Law Demanded the Death Penalty

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The Sinai covenant is significantly structured around violence. It motivates behavioral conformity by promising rewards and threatening violence. Without the threat of violence, the law looses its “teeth.” If the law is an acquiescence to…

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Is Islam Inherently Violent?

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An increasing number of people, especially in conservative Christian circles, are claiming that Islam is an inherently violent religion. They point to all the violence in the history of Islam and all of the violence…

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God in Our Image

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zen Sutherland via Compfight We came across this piece written by Jonathan Storment earlier this month and we had to share it here. The title of the piece is Everyday Idolatry: My God. He does a…

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